Top Local Stories 2025
APD stresses accountability in dealing with juvenile crime
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Albuquerque police say tackling youth crime means combining accountability with prevention. APD's Digital Intelligence Team is finding evidence online and has testified in 21 homicide cases this year. Meanwhile, the city's Violence Intervention Prog...
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Major contracts to benefit New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Verus Research, an Albuquerque-based defense contractor acquired by Radiance Technologies, has won two major contracts from the U.S. Navy. The deals total nearly $13 million and will fund technology to help ships withstand electromagnetic pulses and...
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Lopez sentenced
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- Today in an Albuquerque courtroom Judge Matthew Chavez sentenced Heather Lopez to three years behind bars for aggravated battery. In November 2024, APD responded to the area of Comanche and Eubank where a male victim told police his truck was rear-...
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CDC Revises Autism and Vaccine Language
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has quietly changed its vaccine safety webpage, softening its previous stance that vaccines do not cause autism. The updated language now states that the claim "vaccines do not cause autism" i...
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Construction, closures on Rio Bravo begin
Albuquerque- A major construction project to replace the Rio Bravo bridge and widen the road from four to six lanes has begun. For the next three weeks a short portion of Rio Bravo has been reduced to one lane. The eastbound portion of Rio Bravo from its approach to Second ...
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Albuquerque Police Highlight Efforts to Combat Youth Crime
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque Police say they're taking a comprehensive approach to address youth violence in the city. APD's Digital Intelligence Team is playing a key role by uncovering threats and evidence online, where many juvenile cases begin. The team's work h...
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Wanted fugitive arrested in Las Cruces
Las Cruces- New Mexico State Police arrested a Las Cruces man wanted on a nationwide extraditable warrant. According to a press release, NMSP's Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the NMSP Tactical Unit arrested 28-year old Gabriel Henry Saavedra. Saavedra was wanted for: -Kidn...
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ABQ Fire and Rescue put out house fire
Albuquerque- Fire investigators are looking into a fire that severely damaged a home Wednesday night in northwest Albuquerque. According to AFR, fire crews arrived at a home located in the 3400 block of Corona Dr NW just before 8 p.m and saw that the there was heavy smoke ...
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